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Old 31-May-2006, 09:58
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Originally Posted by coko
Im changing gear at around 4500rpm/5000rpm. It has so much toruqe and never seems to struggle to get the speed up even when I do change early.

I did the same as you, and recall changing at 6000rpm as I was running it in. Was still leaving my mate behind on a CB600.

If thats what your comfortable with then just stay with that till you get more confident, then gently ease your way up the range on nice long straight roads where you can be confident you wont hit anything.

Be careful going down. Loads of torque means its easy to lock the back wheel, so ease the clutch out slow.
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